The Hit List: New San Francisco Restaurants To Try Right Now

"Smokin’ D’s is the only place in SF serving pillowy milk bread bao stuffed with Texas-style BBQ. The novelty alone is reason enough to beeline to this Sunset takeout window. You'll also want to go for the fantastic smoked meat that fills the buns. Peppery brisket tastes like it spent an entire presidential term in a smoker, and the pulled pork with gochujang (stuffed into bao and dubbed the “Korean Cowboy”) is juicy without being overly sauced. For now in their soft opening phase, the brisket or pulled pork buns are the only things on the menu—but look forward to sandwiches and indoor dining soon. " - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong